Wire-pay-out reel.



No. 732,835. I i PATENTED JULY?, 1903.

. J. P. DELPHEY.

WIRE PAY-OUT REEL.

APPLICATION FILED APB. 23. 1902.

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` To all whom it may concern:

NITED Strass Patented .uly 7, 1903.

WIRE-PAYFOUT REEL.

SPECIFICATION forming 'part of Letters Patent No. 732,835, dated July 7,1903.` Application filed April 23, 1902. Serial No. 104345. (No model.)

Be it known that I, JOHN P. DELPHEY, a citizen of the United States, andaresident of the city of Toledofin the countyT of Lucas and State ot'Ohio, haveinvented certain new and y useful Improvements in Wire-Pay-OutReels,`

of which thefollowing is a description.

` The object of Vthis invention is to, first, pro-i videastrong,durable,inexpensive light band or hoop for wire-pay-out reelsthat will not easily break, that will' also act as a brace to thereel-arms, and which also maybe used as a'handle to lift the reel andcarry it about;

second, provide a simple, strong, inexpensive combination of parts byway of fastening the jband or hoopto'the arms of a pay-out reel; third,provide a simple, convenient, and effective combination of parts by wayof fastening and adjusting the uprights to the reel-` arms; fourth,provide a combination of parts andmaterial in a wire-pay-out reel light,in-

expensive in construction, more convenient,

, j more durable, and more satisfactory in its i `working than any otherplain band pay-out reel of its class. l Y

i With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certainnew and novel `fzoarms and legs are attached at the concave features ofconstruction, combination, and

arrangements of parts, whichwill hereinafter `be more fully described,and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

` Figure l is a complete wire-pay-out reel in perspectivenwith all theimprovements. Fig.l l2 is a, perspective of the outer end `of a reelarm,showing abroken-oi portion of the band or hoop and a manner ofconnecting the same with the reel-arm band. The band is here Fig. 3 isan elevation of parts, `two of which co'ncavities are shown in theforeground. Fig. 4 is an elevation in section of the pivot parts andreel-hub with broken-ofi1` arms and legs, showing the manner ofattaching the arms and legs to the hub and `pivot castings with the formof the pivot and hub and their immediate connections.

i .Similarletters refer to similar parts throughout the several views inthe accompanying drawings. p

A A is the hub or swivel or central revolving portion of the reel andbears the arms B B B B and each arm B an adjustable Vupright b thereonand revolves aboutthe pivot Gand rests on the shoulder D atthe lowerpart of the pivot O.

beingpthus held firmly in'place by the attaching bolts or rivets actingstraight. The legs and arms are attached to their respective parts ofthe reel parts A and E by means' of rivets or bolts, each of. which isrepresented Vby c through the corresponding holes r r' in the arms andlegs, respectively, being two or more holes and bolts or rivets througheach casting-arm of the central reel parts for the attached metal arm orleg, thereby holding the same together rigidly and not liable to get outof order. pivot and about the reel-pivot C is held the reel-hub A by thenut N and washer L 0n the extension of the reel-pivot.

j T is an adjustable T-piece with setscrews s and s, in each of itsbranches, the one, s, at the upper part of the arm being in the angle ofthe T and toward the center of the reel, the other, s1, being at or nearthe `other extremity of the T and away from the wire about the outsideof its corresponding upright b to give the operator as much room aspossible consistent with light, weight, and space. The set-screw s holdsthe upright b corresponding therewith in place to or from the wiresurrounding its outer side when in use, and the set-screws,l regulatesthepostion of the T and the upright on thereel-arrn when and whereeither is adjusted to suit the operator. VIt can be tightened and thewhole held in any position desired, and the setscrews s and s1 are outof the way of the wire on the reel-arms about the uprights.

Xis the reel-band, oval, tubular, rectangular, or angular, having athickness nearly equalor equal to its width, so welded, brazed, orotherwise united together at the ends of the piece from which formed asto form a surface even and smooth in conformation with the adjacentparts of the band and fastened to the outer part of the reel-arm B at B,Where is also the concavity in the reel band or hoop at its junctionwith the reel- To the base E of the reel- IOO arm B that the thicknessof the band may not raise it too high above the surface of the reel-armB and interfere with the wire paying out-when the reel is in use.

r r" rm are the holes through the band and reel-arm, respectively,through which are fastened the bolts or rivets which hold the partstogether, the hole in the band at r" being countersunk, as indicated, topermit of a bolt or rivet -being used with head converging from the bodyof the bolt or rivet and fitting into the countersunk hole andpermitting of a straight flat surface on the top of the reel band orhoop. w w at the ends of the broken-0E arms show that tubing is hereindicated.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction, mode of operation,andadvantages of the invention will be understood readily without requiringmore extended eX- planation.

In practice I prefer to use two-hole armcastings, round metal tubing forarms, legs, uprights, and bands attached to the central parts, where soattached by dat-head stovebolts and lock-nuts, and the band riveted tothe outward part of' the reel-arms, as-indicated, though it is obviousthat metal of various forms of section may be used for arms, legs,uprights, and bands and arms and legs fastened to the pivot-arms byvarious kinds of bolts and rivets and the band flattened at the point ofjunction with the reel-arm, as indicated in the drawings; but thearmalone may be flattened or hollowed out to conform` to the shape of theband or both may be made partially to conform to the other and all ofwhich I claim as part of this invention', and also other obvious changescan be made in the various mechanical devices in form, proportion, anddetails of construction vwhich will be within the scope of the inventionwithout departing from its spirit or sacific- 'ing the advantagesthereof in any respect.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent,

1. The combination in a wire-pay-out reel of a cone-shaped pivot, with acorresponding cone-shaped hub, with legs and arms radiating therefrom, ametal band on the outer portion of the reel-arms, and uprights or ngersto hold the Wire on the reel.

2. In a wire-pay-out reel, a band or hoop upon the outer portion of thereelarms,with the section of the band equal or nearly equal its widthand flattened at its under side or -otherwise shaped in conformity tothe shape of the upper side of the reel-arm at such point of contact soas to permit of being readily fastened to the reel-arms, but permittingthe top of the band to be perfectly smooth in line and little, if any,elevated above the surface of the reel-arms.

3. In a Wire-pay-out reel, a band or hoop with section equal or nearlyequal its width upon the outer portion of the reel-arms, with thereel-arms shaped at their point of contact with the reel-band -inconformity thereto so as to permit of the band and arm being readilyfastened at such point of contact, but permitting the band to beperfectly smooth in line and little, if any, elevated above the surfaceof the reel-arms.

4. In a wire-pay-out reel, a band or hoop upon the outer portion of thereel-arms, with the reelarms and band so flattened and shaped at theirpointjof contact as to permit the band and arm to be readily fastened attheir point of contact, but permitting the band to be perfectly smoothin line and little, if any, elevated above the surface of the reel-arms.

5. In a metal wire-pay-out reel, a metal band or hoop upon the outerportion of the reel-arms, and the band or hoop and the reelarms fastenedtogether by means of a bolt or rivet through the band and the outerextrem ity of the arm, through holes therein and countersunk on theupper side of the reelband permitting a converging shoulder or head ofthe bolt or rivet to be held therein and the band to be smooth in lineon its upper surface.

6. The combination in a wire-pay-out metal reel of a metal band, uponthe outer portion of the reel-arrns, adjustable uprights attached andheld by set-screws to adjustable Ts, and they similarly adjustable andheld in place on the reel-arms by set-screws, a cone-bearing hub havingmetal arms attached thereto by two or more nuts or bolts each, acone-bearing and cone-shaped pivot with somewhat-elliptically-shapedmetal legs, and legs attached to the reel-pivot casting by two or morerivets or bolts each.

7. The combination in a `wire-pay-out reel of a metal band upon theouter portion of the reel-arms, adjustable uprights attached and held toadjustable Ts, and, they adjustable and held in place on the reel-arms,a conebearing hub having metal arms radiating therefrom and acone-shaped pivot having metal legs radiating therefrom.

8. The combination in a wire-pay-out reel of a metal band upon the outerportion of the reel-arms, uprights which may be adjusted to any desiredplace along the'arm, and a metal hub and pivot with arms and legsradiating therefrom.

9. The combination in a wire-pay-out reel of a metal band upon the outerportion of the reel-arms, uprights held in place and adjustable on andalong the reel-arms, and a metal cone-shaped pivot with correspondingconeshaped hub, with legs and arms radiating therefrom.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name to thisAspecification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

. JOHN P. DELPHEY.

Witnesses:

R. J. AsKEw, A. H. BASHOVE.

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